Mumbai sessions court sentences man to 1.5 years in prison for sexual harassment, calling minor girl an 'item'

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A 25-year-old man in Mumbai was sentenced to one and a half years in prison after being convicted of sexually harassing a minor girl. Mohammad Abrar Khan, a city-based businessman, was also fined Rs 500 by the Mumbai Dindoshi Sessions Court last week.

The court held that the accused used to tease the victim and called her an "item", thereby tried to outrage her modesty.

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"The accused addressed her by using the term "item" which is a term used generally by boys to address girls in a derogatory fashion as it objectifies them in a sexual manner. The same will clearly indicate his intention of outraging her modesty. ...Such offences need to be dealt with a heavy hand as a lesson needs to be meted out to such roadside Romeos, in order to protect the women from their uncalled for behaviour," the court said in its order.

The case dates back to 2015 when the police filed a case against Khan after the girl filed a complaint, reported ANI. She had alleged that Khan and his friends used to harass her repeatedly.

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